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Catherine Kearney

Class: R-SophomorePosition: F/CHeight: 6-6

Previous School: Gloucester County Christian School

Hometown: Monroeville, N.J.

2012-13 (So.) • Limited to just seven appearances on the season, due to injury • Scored a season-high six points and grabbed four rebounds during her 2012-13 debut, Nov. 16 against Grambling State in the Preseason WNIT • Blocked a pair of shots at No. 3/3 Baylor (Nov. 23) • Celebrated her 20th birthday with a victory at James Madison on Dec. 4, pulling down a season-best five rebounds • Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011-12 (Fr.) • Topped Liberty's reserves in both rebounds (3.8 rpg) and blocked shots (0.8 bpg) as a freshman • Scored the first 11 points of her collegiate career Nov. 18 at North Carolina A&T, to go along with five rebounds and a pair of blocked shots • Pulled down a career-high 10 boards against No. 12/14 Oklahoma (Nov. 25) • Earned her first career start the following day versus Lipscomb, at the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament • Totaled 11 points, eight rebounds, a career-best three rejections and a career-high three steals against Virginia Union (Dec. 15) • Tossed in a career-high 13 points versus High Point (Jan. 7), including five during overtime • Also reached double figures in Liberty's next meeting with High Point on Feb. 6, finishing with 10 points • Scored 10 points in her Big South Championship debut, against UNC Asheville (March 9) • With Avery Warley in foul trouble in the Big South Championship title game at High Point (March 11), posted five points, five rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes • Included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Prep • Graduated from Gloucester County Christian School • Became the first player in Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference history to eclipse the 2,000-point barrier, doing so on an assist from her sister Sarah • Finished with 2,011 points, over 1,000 rebounds and 450 blocked shots for her career • Helped her team win its first-ever Tri-State Association of Christian Schools (TSACS) Tournament as a sophomore • Gloucester County Christian went 74-6 during her final three seasons on the team • As a junior, she averaged 21.5 ppg and 12.3 rpg, earning MVP of both the TSACS and the Garden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS)

Personal • Daughter of Steve and Kate Kearney • Parents both played basketball at St. Joseph's • Sister of Sarah Kearney (18) and Austin Kearney (16) • Birthday is Dec. 4 • Major is sport management